The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-22
wOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
A LADY MINER.

A LADY MINER.
ne Story q llra KSrr's Successful lGln-
lag Operatives - / SAfswd Bssinsss
Woman.
"When was girl in Kentucky
was very fond of reading about mines,
and often wished that 1 could 20 West
and see them" said Mrs. Fannie A.
Kerr, who ID rcputed to have made
800, 900 in mining operations in Colo
RADIO. to . New York Nail and Erpress
reporter "But my hopes and aspira-
tons about seeing mines were doomed
to disappointment until seven years
ago. Then l made investments that
started me in thoroughly. 1t was
about the time of the excitement 1T
Leadville, and was residing in KAN
sas City. Through friends 1 pur-
chased interests in several claims in
Colorado, but received no returns on
the investments until l went to Denver
four years ago. l settled In Denver
and went into the business generally.
l bought and sold and reinvested my
money as fast as received it. Some
times1 owned only part Of claim and
got my share Of the claim. One week
l bought a claim on Battle mountain
and sold it out shortly afterwards at a
profit of 5000. A great many ladies
in Colorado have interests in mines,
but nearly all of these have husbands
or brothers to look after them.
studied up on mining and learned how
to look after >my own interests. By
this time have pretty good knowl-
edge of mining in general and can not
be misled very easily. I confess l
knowlittle about stocks. and the only
mining stock l have is 1000 shares in
a property l took for payment of an
account"
ibid you 90 down into the mines
and live in the mining camps to famil-
iarize yourself with the business?'
mo. 1 did not have to suffer any
hardships. lived in Denver and did
most of my business there. 1t was un-
derstOod that l had money. and min
ers would come to me who desired
money to develop their property, and
would sell me an interest for few
hundred dollars, that became, when the
mine was worked, worth many thou
sands. Ihave the greatest confidence
in the miners, whom l have found to
be very reliable and courteous 1t re-
quires deal of faith in mining. and,
do you know, see and feel, and have
that faith the miners have when they
think they are on the right track. We
help each other out West, stake each
other, and have confidence in the in
tegrity of each other. The result is a
man may be poor, but gets stake from
some one and find himself rich
within a few months. Once I helped
man out of lawsuit at a cost of sew
eral hundred dollars, and was not only
rewarded by large money returns. but
by his lifelong gratitude"
"Have many women besides your
self been lucky?"
lcS, uuG tucv ATc HUI as HuucTOuS
as men. of course. A lady friend of
mine, while on summer trip. found
an outcropping of ore on the surface
and located a claim which sold for
$1,000. Mining for gold is a fine art,
for in whole ton of earth you will
probably get no more than an ounce of
gold. know lady who is a fine
Judge of ores and resides in a lovely
cottage with her husband near some
mines he owns. There is also a lady
in Gunnison County. Col, who owns
and works large mine and gives it
her personal supervision. She has her
own home, where she boards the
miners and tends them in sickness.
The wealthiest woman in Colorado,
Mrs. Bishop Lift Warren. made her
own money in the cattle business. and
is now worth $40. 100000. l hold that
women have a perfect right to 60 into
the mining business. as well as the
cattle or any other legitimate voca-
ion."